HyVelocity Hub: Rapidly Scaling Domestic Hydrogen Production to Boost American Competitiveness

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HyVelocity Hub: Rapidly Scaling Domestic Hydrogen Production to Boost American Competitiveness

The HyVelocity Hub is an industry-led collaborative comprised of AES Corporation, Air Liquide, Chevron, ExxonMobil, MHI Hydrogen Infrastructure, and Ørsted working to ensure economic resilience and long-lasting, domestic energy production in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The Gulf Coast is the energy capital of the world, with thousands of miles of dedicated hydrogen pipelines and an abundance of hydrogen production plants and storage caverns. HyVelocity will utilize the Gulf Coast’s existing energy infrastructure—pipelines, refineries, and gas facilities—while developing new pipelines and liquefaction facilities to expand energy options for regional industries. The hub will also integrate carbon capture into hydrogen production, supporting all-the-above American energy solutions to meet the demand of our customers.

HyVelocity is administered by GTI Energy and includes organizing participants, The University of Texas at Austin, the Center for Houston’s Future, and Houston Advanced Research Center. HyVelocity has more than 190 major supporters ranging from congressional delegations to private developers, including the Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott, City of Fort Worth, the Texas Congressional Delegation, Port Houston, the Port of Port Arthur, Shell, Bosch, GM, Energy Transfer, S&P Global Commodity Insights, and much more.

AES logo a HyVelocity Hub supporter.

Neeraj Bhat

Head of US Hydrogen, AES

“Building a clean hydrogen market is key to support a sustainable energy future. The HyVelocity Hub is strategically positioned in a critical geography to lead this transformation by leveraging existing infrastructure to expand low-carbon hydrogen development. Our project will utilize renewable energy to produce clean hydrogen for industrial use along the U.S. Gulf Coast. We are proud to drive energy innovation and support the region's long-term economic and environmental goals.”

The Gulf Coast's Regional Energy Advantages

Energy Assets

Production capacity

Transportation & storage

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Broad base of industrial energy customers across multiple demand segments

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33% of U.S. hydrogen production capacity

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Large concentration of industry-driven energy innovation: major research universities and an innovation campus

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Welcoming environment for infrastructure development

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Highly skilled energy workforce (11% of U.S. energy jobs)

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Largest energy manufacturing cluster (7,000+ establishments)

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Billions of tons of CO2 storage capacity

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Access to abundant low-cost natural gas (11.2 Tcf natural gas produced in 2022)

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Thousands of miles of hydrogen pipeline – largest networks in the nation

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3 of the 6 hydrogen storage caverns in the world

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Source: McKinsey and CHF Gulf Coast Hydrogen Roadmap , 2022 US DOE Energy and Employment Report